Highlights for Monday, 30 April 2007On Monday morning, CSD-15 began its consideration of the thematic cluster for the 2006/07 implementation cycle – energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution and atmosphere, and climate change. After completing the election of officers and adopting the agenda and organization of work, delegates heard reports on intersessional activities and made general statements.

Chair Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah opened the plenary with a brief overview of the outcome of CSD-14 and of the CSD-15 intergovernmental preparatory meeting, and suggested that the CSD-15 focus on areas where it could add value.

Opening Plenary

Stephan Contius, Germany, for the EU, highlighted the impact of climate change on security.

Farrukh Amil, Pakistan, for the G-77/China, called for the full implementation of commitments made at recent summits.

CSD Vice-Chair Alain Edouard Traore (Burkina Faso).

Daniel A. Reifsnyder, United States.

Akec Khoc, Sudan.

Janil Greenaway, Antigua and Barbuda.

Franz Perrez, Switzerland.

Elfriede Anna More, Austria.

Jiro Kodera, Japan.

Anne Kari Hansen Ovind, Norway.

Katrine Norlyng, Denmark.

Anna Golubovska-Onisimova, Women.

Bola Sangosanya, Children and Youth.

Estebancio Castro, Indigenous People.

Luiz Alberto Figueiredo Machado, Brazil.

Jurgen Maier, NGO's.

Christian Brodhag, France.

Gerd Johnsson-Latham, Sweden.

Paolo Soprano, Italy.

Nadine Gouzée, Belgium.

Ana Bianchi, Argentina.

Rachel McCormick, Canada.

Regional PerspectivesIn the afternoon delegates considered perspectives from representatives of UN regional commissions and regional organizations
on the thematic cluster.

Emmanuel Nzabanita, African Development Bank, called for improved institutional and policy frameworks.